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A farewell party was arranged on December 8, 2013 by dental students of HCM&D at a local club in Karachi. The atmosphere was full of excitement and merriment as teaching, non-teaching faculty mingled along with students, who were dressed up to their glamorous best. Dr. Mervyn Husein, the head of dental section, Hamdard University Dental…

The court of Justice Mohammad Shafi Siddiqui has ordered that; In order to safeguard the interests of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Dr. Samreena Hashmi should not be reinstated as a member of PMA. The court was hearing a case regarding the cancellation of Dr. Samreena’s membership by the PMA General Body. Her dismissal was based…

Chest Health and Education Society in collaboration with National TB Control Program and Stop-TB Partnership will be conducting its Annual conference on “Lung’s Health and Tuberculosis” on the 7th and 8th of December 2013, at a local hotel in Karachi. Some of the leading practitioners and experts on Respiratory medicine and surgery will be speaking…

The Provincial Doctors Association in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recently held a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club. They raised the issue of ensuring personal protection and security for the Doctors throughout the Province. They also condemned the Abolishment of Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Peshawar. The spokesperson warned that if their demands are not met by…

Karachi: The Bahria University Medical & Dental College (BUMDC) Karachi held the Inaugural Ceremony of its 6th MBBS and 2nd BDS Courses on Saturday 7th December 2013. The event featured detailed briefings to the newly inducted MBBS and BDS batches, besides highlighting the services, achievements and disciplinary standards of the college. The Director General of…

Lahore: The Warden of the Broome hostel has rusticated three students belonging to 2nd year on disciplinary grounds. The chief warden in his order stated that these students were found to be fooling 1styear students which is against the University policy and on the report of assistant warden and under the instructions of the VC KEMC,…

Half of the candidates score over 60% marks in Medical colleges Entrance test The Entrance Test results 2013 for Medical and Dental colleges in Punjab were announced recently, where almost half of the candidates secured more than 60% marks. The results were announced by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore. The number of candidates…

International Certification & training for Medical teachers A batch of 22 medical teachers have received their Certification after completing an elaborate training Programme at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) in Lahore, under the aegis of the University of Liverpool – United Kingdom. The participants of this course were picked from numerous medical colleges of…

World Class Burns Centre at Jinnah Hospital Lahore Costing Rs.1.26 Billion – The institution will be operational within two months From MNA Butt LAHORE, October, 2013: A state of the art Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, costing Rs.1.26 Billion will be functional within two months in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, where presently, there is no established…